Fern Name Popularity

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How popular is Fern?

Ranking 1,660th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Fern is uncommon.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Fern has seen higher popularity rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #152 in 1916.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1918 with 1,341 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Fern was 5 in 1992.

Fern, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1881-1892, 1894-1898, 1905-1908, 1909-1916, 1976-1979, 2001-2004, and 2005-2017, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1963-1969, 1970-1976, and 1982-1985.

Fern's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

How popular will Fern be?

Fern's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Fern for their newborn has risen significantly.

The name Fern is still rare but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Fern has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Fern (Girl)		Fern (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		126	1,660	< 5	--
2017		86	2,199	< 5	--
2016		87	2,207	< 5	--
2015		86	2,192	< 5	--
2014		65	2,695	< 5	--
2013		46	3,416	< 5	--
2012		45	3,545	< 5	--
2011		34	4,275	< 5	--
2010		33	4,425	< 5	--
2009		26	5,433	< 5	--
2008		27	5,335	< 5	--
2007		10	11,089	< 5	--
2006		16	7,603	< 5	--
2005		18	6,631	< 5	--
2004		18	6,578	< 5	--
2003		13	8,147	< 5	--
2002		11	9,046	< 5	--
2001		9	10,374	< 5	--
2000		18	6,028	< 5	--
1999		13	7,376	< 5	--
1998		9	9,540	< 5	--
1997		11	7,950	< 5	--
1996		6	12,335	< 5	--
1995		13	6,773	< 5	--
1994		13	6,806	< 5	--
1993		8	9,878	< 5	--
1992		5	13,987	< 5	--
1991		9	8,825	< 5	--
1990		9	8,711	< 5	--
1989		15	5,635	< 5	--
1988		19	4,533	< 5	--
1987		8	8,237	< 5	--
1986		5	11,507	< 5	--
1985		13	5,456	< 5	--
1984		21	3,770	< 5	--
1983		17	4,330	< 5	--
1982		31	2,917	< 5	--
1981		28	3,091	< 5	--
1980		17	4,383	< 5	--
1979		28	3,013	< 5	--
1978		16	4,319	< 5	--
1977		20	3,658	< 5	--
1976		16	4,015	< 5	--
1975		22	3,190	< 5	--
1974		25	2,859	< 5	--
1973		33	2,323	< 5	--
1972		31	2,366	< 5	--
1971		41	2,043	< 5	--
1970		67	1,490	5	4,953
1969		49	1,739	< 5	--
1968		56	1,524	< 5	--
1967		70	1,305	< 5	--
1966		71	1,286	< 5	--
1965		84	1,173	< 5	--
1964		105	1,062	< 5	--
1963		109	1,023	5	4,248
1962		94	1,121	< 5	--
1961		165	819	< 5	--
1960		183	758	< 5	--
1959		204	702	< 5	--
1958		177	749	< 5	--
1957		187	732	< 5	--
1956		232	629	< 5	--
1955		216	633	< 5	--
1954		237	587	< 5	--
1953		256	543	8	2,990
1952		226	577	5	3,922
1951		250	527	< 5	--
1950		228	547	8	2,856
1949		238	539	5	3,867
1948		245	528	< 5	--
1947		255	520	< 5	--
1946		284	464	< 5	--
1945		260	442	8	2,633
1944		281	427	< 5	--
1943		299	424	< 5	--
1942		311	407	7	3,029
1941		301	396	5	3,672
1940		328	359	5	3,625
1939		327	359	< 5	--
1938		377	323	6	3,293
1937		366	326	10	2,375
1936		395	303	8	2,713
1935		429	289	7	3,062
1934		462	285	8	2,819
1933		506	275	15	1,859
1932		502	277	6	3,509
1931		571	255	12	2,246
1930		634	246	8	3,115
1929		679	231	13	2,244
1928		806	222	13	2,307
1927		845	219	18	1,900
1926		912	209	8	3,224
1925		976	203	15	2,121
1924		1,059	197	16	2,080
1923		1,169	187	18	1,897
1922		1,207	182	17	1,983
1921		1,297	174	21	1,731
1920		1,304	170	21	1,717
1919		1,181	176	16	2,003
1918		1,341	164	15	2,102
1917		1,261	162	16	1,926
1916		1,332	152	17	1,795
1915		1,175	157	26	1,320
1914		821	172	14	1,717
1913		697	166	11	1,720
1912		613	167	7	2,118
1911		435	172	7	1,443
1910		394	174	7	1,350
1909		345	174	8	1,112
1908		364	166	< 5	--
1907		276	193	< 5	--
1906		277	181	5	1,302
1905		273	183	5	1,301
1904		281	173	< 5	--
1903		276	177	11	710
1902		238	190	6	1,056
1901		217	191	< 5	--
1900		266	193	< 5	--
1899		232	182	< 5	--
1898		265	175	< 5	--
1897		237	178	8	812
1896		218	186	< 5	--
1895		184	200	< 5	--
1894		197	188	7	893
1893		189	185	5	1,097
1892		172	192	< 5	--
1891		124	216	< 5	--
1890		119	224	< 5	--
1889		103	230	5	1,021
1888		77	262	< 5	--
1887		69	252	< 5	--
1886		36	358	6	885
1885		44	304	< 5	--
1884		40	306	5	1,025
1883		19	440	< 5	--
1882		26	349	< 5	--
1881		10	554	< 5	--
1880		10	558	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.